Cabinet for dispensing sheet material



Feb. 17, 1942. F. G. STEINER ETAL CABINET FOR DISPENSING SHEET MATERIAL 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 25, 1940 Feb. 17, 1942. F. G. STEINER ETAL CABINET FOR DISPENSING SHEET MATERIAL 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 25, 1940 Feb. 17, 1942. F. e. STEINER ETAL CABINET FOR DISPENSING SHEET MATERIAL Filed March 25, 1940 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Feb. 17, 1942 CABINET FOR DISPENSING SHEET MATERIAL Frank G.. Steiner, Miami Beach, Fla., and Rudolph G. Birr, Lombard, Ill.,

assignors to Steiner Sales Company, Salt Lake City, Utah, a corporation of Utah Application March 25, 1940, Serial No. 325,686

22 Claims. (01. 271-23) This invention relates to improvements in dis# pensing cabinet constructions, and has, among its objects to simplify and cheapen the construction,

make it rugged and facilitate assembly and disassembly of the parts. 1

Features of the invention include the utilization'of the action of jammed paper to interrupt feeding actionof a feeding means; the use of an apron for holding the paper spaced from a tear-off knife; the stencil cutting in the tear-01f knife of directions for operating the cabinet, and

the'use of the openings which define those direc-.

tions asmeans through which paper behind the knife is viewed; the arrangement of a balanced paper-holding apron in relation to the tear-olfedge ofthe knife so that after tear-off the paper projects below said opening in a position-to be sighted through stencilled openings of the knife, and in spaced relationvto the knife so that it can be easily grasped; specific structure of a bearing for hinging the cover of the cabinet to the base of the cabinet and the making of this hinging bearing of one piece with stiffening flanges t bearing plates which support the feeding mechanism of the cabinet and'which brace the top and bottom forming portions of the inner section of, the cabinet; the utilization of one end ,.ofa stop-retracting spring as a cotterpin to hold one end of a stop controlling link in pivotal relation with the stop; and all details of construction, along with all ideas of means which are broader than the details shown.

The present invention, which relates particu-' larly to cabinet structures used for the dispensing of paper or other sheet'material, is used in an art in which there is an increasingly acute demand for structural simplification combined with ease of assembly, ease of servicing, cheapness and ruggedness. Therefore, details of constructions have assumed an important place in the development of the art. I, a.

. It is therefore among the objects of this invention to cover certain simplified structural features which reduce the numberof parts,'make such parts as are used perform more functions,

and facilitate assembly or disassembly of the parts. Objects, features and advantages of the invention will be pointed out in the description of the drawings forming a part of this invention; and

' "In said drawings- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the cabinet with parts broken away to show the interior construction;

Figure 2 is a vertical, transverse section taken substantially on line 2--2 of Figure 1 showing the paper intear-ofl relation .to the knife;

Figure 3 is a vertical, transverse section on line 33 of Figure 1 showing the apron in gravity 'balanced position and holding the paper spaced from the knife;

Figure 4 is a vertical, transverse section similar to Figure 3, illustrating the manner in which jamming. occurs during tampering and how sufiicient jamming results in raising one of the rolls to stop feeding;

' Figure 5 is a vertical, transverse section on line 5-5 of Figure 1 illustrating the stop mechanism in release position, and showing the structure for pivoting the cover;

Figure 6 is a detail, vertical section on .line

66 of Figure 5 further illustrating the manner of pivoting the cover;

Figure 7 is a detail, vertical section on line 1-! of Figure 5 showing utilization of the retracting spring for the stop, to prevent disengagement of the link from its pivoting element;

. Figure 8 is a vertical, transverse section on line 8-8 of Figure 1 illustrating the structure and relations of the feed roll operating wheel; and

. Figure 9 isa horizontal, detailed section taken on line 99 of Figure 1 further illustrating the feeding wheel and its relations. s

In the drawings the numeral I indicates the back of the outer section of the cabinet, and

the numeral 2 the bottom thereof. This outer section, therefore, provides only the back and bottom of the cabinet. This bottom and back are formed in one piece or section. The bottom may be pressed outwardly as shown to form a depression 4 having a slot 5 therein, the arrangement being such that dust and dirt roll'downwardly and out through the slot. The depression is elongated in a direction transverse of the cabinet or parallel with the axis of rotation of the feed rolls and of the supply roll. .The forward portion of the bottom of the cabinet. is bent upwardly as at 6 so that its up er edge is arranged close to a feed or measuring roll I suitably journaled on upright plates by shaft 8. The feed roll is grooved at 9 and the upwardly, outwardly slanted portion 6 has suitable fingers I0 which r s I following the roll, and to direct it downwardly.

cooperatewith the grooves toprevent the paper The upper edge of the back I has an inturned or forwardly directed flange I5 which in turn has at its forward edge downwardly turned flanges I6 spaced apart to providean opening l'l.

Below this cut-out portion l1 and below the flange I5 is arranged a keeper [9 with which. a hook l8 of a lock generally indicated at 20 engages to secure the cover in closed position. The locking mechanism is not described because it is a well known construction, but it will be understood th'at when a key is properly inserted in the lock the hook I8 may swing to release position which allows the front cover or outer section to be swung forwardly or downwardly below the bottom 2 to act as a shelf.

This cover or outer section forms the top 2|, front 22, and sides 23 and 24 of the cabinet, the inner and outer sections thus cooperating when the outer section is closed, to form a substantially rectangular compartment or box. The cover is hinged or pivoted to the inner section so that the cover can swing down below the cabinet in a position to have its top form a shelf. The hinging or pivoting means includes a construction which is a feature of this invention. The feature comprises essentially the making of bearing or journal elements (see Figures 1, 5 and 6) integral or of one part with spaced vertical stiffening means for the inner section. This means includes a pair of spaced vertical plates, respectively indicated by numerals 25 and 26, and each plate has three outwardly turned flanges, two of which, indicated at 21 and 28, are respectively attached as by spot welding or riveting to the back and to the bottom of the cabinet. The bottom flange 28 of each plate is extended outwardly as shown, and has an upturned, bearing-forming portion 29, having a bearing opening 39.

Each of the sides, respectively 23 and 24 of the outer section or cover, has pins respectively indicated by numerals 32 and 33, which pins'engage in the bearing openings 30. The pins ar suitably secured in the cover as by riveting. The sides of the outer section or cover are first sprung outwardly, then the pins are registered with the openings 30 and then the sides are released and thereafter the resiliency of the sides holds the pins in pivotal relation in the bearing openings. This permits easy assembly or removal of the outer cover and provides for easy removal for repair or for repainting, it being understood that inasmuch as the cover provides the four visible sides of the cabinet, simple repainting of the cover, insofar as the appearance is concerned, is substantially the equivalent of supplying a new cabinet. The making of the bearing-forming elements of one piece, bent up from the stiffening flanges of the reenforcing plates of the two-element inner cabinet section, makes for simplicity in manufacturing and for strength.

The top flanges of the plates 25 and 26 are cross-connected by a bar 35 held by suitable screws 36. These plates, as can be seen, crossconnected as they are and having their flanges spot welded, form means for stiffening the front and back, and therefore for providing a very rugged base upon which the outer cover; is pivoted. These plates provide means for rotatably mounting or journaling the feed rolls of the cabinet, as well as for journaling the outer section to the inner section or base.

The cabinet in this case has two feed rolls respectively indicated at l and 40, the roll 40 being held yieldably against the other roll but being movable away therefrom. This roll is pressed toward the other roll by means of springs 4| acting on trunnions of the roll 40 which project through slots 42 in the upright plates.

The slot 42 of plate 26 (see Figures 3 and 8) for operating the lower roll 1, known as the measuring roll, the object being to provide a positive means for turning the roll to start the paper to bring the paper to a position whereat it can be grasped by the hand and pulled. Heretofore disks have been used, a small portion of the disk projecting through a slot in the front of the casing. These disks are objectionable because they depend entirely on friction between the finger tips and the thin edge of the disk, for operation. The load required to be moved by this frictional action on a disk is, in devices which have a timestop mechanism and a disk, considerable, and inasmuch as repeated step-by-step finger action against the thin edge of the disk is necessary to set the time stop, the wear and tear on the finger of the operator is considerable and is often painful and abrasions of the skin of the fingers occur.

Therefore, it is an object of this invention to provide a disk which has a plurality of abutments. These abutments are in the nature of radial fingers or arms of a wheel, and are so arranged in relation to the slot that only one of these radial fingers projects at the same time, and so that the one which does project normally lies in the upper part of the slot, whereby the operator can lay a finger upon it and press downwardly-to operate the roll. This scheme really provides what might be called a disappearing lever, or a succession of appearing and disappearing levers. A better purchase is thus offered than by the engagement of the thumb against the thin edge of a disk and abrasion of the skin is avoided. As the operator moves the leverfinger downwardly, this finger eventually disappears through the slot and leaves the operators finger in sliding relation with the outer surface of the front of the outer'casing. At the moment of disappearance of one lever-finger another finger appears and projects near the top of the slot. This type of device is more efiicient because of the greater leverage obtained by the use of a lever or arm, for the purpose of preliminary feeding of the sheet.

The armed or spoked wheel and its relation to the slot is best shown in Figures 1, 8 and 9. The slot is indicated at 45 and the wheel is generally indicated at 46. Referring to Figure 9, the wheel is attached to the shaft of the roll 1, which shaft projects through the plate 26, the latter acting as a bearing. The roll 1- is therefore at the inner side of the plate 26 and the wheel at the outer side thereof. The levers, arms or abutments of the element 46 are indicated at 50. It is noted (see Figures 3 and 5) that only one of these levers or arms normally projects at the same time.

Referring to Figure 8, a dot-and-dash line represents the preferred position of the abutment or arm at the end of an operation which corresponds to the end of the setting'period of the timer or to the beginning of the timing period. In this case the abutment or arm is disposed at about the vertical middle of the slot, but projects quite prominently and provides a substantially long lever upon which the thumb or finger can be initially placed perparatory to the application of section, and in this instance is preferably con-' stituted by bending the lower edge of the front wall of the outer casing to the position shown.

Another feature of the invention relates to the provision of openings in the knife (see Figures land 3), by which sheet material lying behind the knife can be seen after the material has been torn off, and after it has been retracted (by means to be described) to an easily accessible position spaced from the knife. The feature of this invention is the utilization of the letters of the directions to provide these openings. These letters, on the knife, as words of the direction, are produced by stencilled cut-outs, that is, by stencilled lettering, the stencilling providing openings through which the paper back of the knife can be viewed. The character of the letters or words or their number may be varied within the scope of the invention. stencilled lettering in a tear-off knife for the purpose herein is believed to be new. Openings in the knife are old, but the use of openings which are parts of words of direction is believed 'to be new. The stencilled lettering is indicated at 6|, which numeral also indicates the stencilled openings; It is seen that these directions as stencilled cutouts, serve also as sighting openings through which the paper behind the knife can be viewed after it is torn off by the knife. The user thus simultaneously sees the directions and the pabut which may be used independently thereof is an apron, between which and the rolls the paper lies after having passed through the rolls in feeding direction. The shape of the apron and its relation to the rolls is such that, when feeding of the paper by means of the wheel 46, jamming of the paper between the apron and the rolls moves one of the rolls to stop feeding action. This is one function of the apron as related to the roll. A second function which the apron may perform independently of the first mentioned function is to hold paper which has been fed below it (in this embodiment in a substantially upright position) spaced rearwardly of a knife. The apron is balanced to hold the paper properly spaced from the knife so that the paper can be easily grasped by the user who (in this embodiment) reaches behind the knife after sighting the paper through the openings provided by the stencilled words of direction.

Referring first to Figures 3' and 4. Numeral 65 generally indicates the apron, or other equivalent movable element, and it acts to change the cross-sectional configuration of the delivery throat to make permanent jamming impossible. This jamming occurs most frequently when someone maliciously tampers with the cabinet to try to put it out of commission, which in this day of labor troubles is not an unusual occurrence.

In this embodiment the apron is curved as at 66 (see Figure 4) and has its concave'side facing the rolls. sarily in all structures embodying this invention) there is means connecting the apron to swing about the axis of the movable roll 40 as a center,

the arrangement being such that the apron, when positioned as in Figure 3, is gravity-balanced to hold the paper (which has passed below it) in a substantially upright position spaced from the knife. Another relation of the apron to the knife which is believed new is that paper projected below the knife can be drawn forwardly (also drawing the apron forwardly) and torn off against the knife, and the relation of the knife and the lower edge of the apron is such that after tear-off and after rearward movement of the apron to its initial balanced position, a portion of the paper continues to project below the bottom of the apron in a position accessible to the fingers of the user and is held by the apron spaced from the knife.

We believe ourselves the first to provide any means whereby deliberate jamming of the paper while it is being fed will render the feeding means inoperative and therefore we broadly claim this invention. We also believe that we are the first to provide the specific means shown, for performing the various functions set forth, including such a change of configuration of the throat, by the act of tampering, as will render futile the tamperers attempt to seriously jam the paper.

It is to be noted that the middle part of the apron is straight and that the lower end is curved inwardly as at 61 to hold'the paper spaced from the knife.

The gist of that phase of this invention which relates to the release of the paper after being purposely jammed by a malicious tamperer, depends substantially on the downwardly flaring cross-sectional shape of the throat, and in this embodiment depends upon the fact that the act of tampering so conditions the plate or its equivalent that the purpose of the tamperer cannot be accomplished. Heretofore the shapes of these throats have been downwardly convergent and fixed, rather than divergent. It can be seen by the drawings how, when the tamperer (with his fingers held in the throat) operates the feed rolls,

the paper builds up (in this case) by a series of reverse folds 10 to'finally force the movable roll 40 away from feeding position. The lengths of the folds grow smaller and smaller as the pile becomes higher or longer. Finally the paper becomes forcefully packed between the fingers (as a base) and the movable roll. When packing is sufficient, that is, when sufficient force due to packing is exerted, the roll is raised to prevent further feeding. Now, when the tamperer (having, he thinks, put the cabinet out of commission for further feeding) removes his fingers, the resiliently packed and folded condition of the paper causes it to automatically expand like an accordion, whereby to bring the paper to accessible position, or cause it to loosen sufiiciently to be easily withdrawn by hand or fed by operation of the feeding means.

As heretofore explained, when, as in previous devices, the throat has a downwardly convergent form and when the tamperer places his fingers in the throat and operates the feeding means, the paper is jammed in such a way as to be so wedged that it cannot release itself, or be fed to accessible position unless the cabinet is opened and the jammed portion of the paper torn off. There can be no automatic release, because of the down- In this embodiment (but not neces-.

wardly constricted cross-sectional configuration of the throat.

Without the apron or its equivalent so shaped as to form a downwardly divergent throat, the paper once jammed by the tamperer can only with difficulty be loosened so that feed can be started. Loosening involves the opening of the door by the service man. The apron is pendently, swingingly attached to the shaft (or to trunnions) of the roll 40 by means of plates or arms H. There is no intention to entirely limit the invention to the particular manner of mounting the plate, providing that the plate or its equivalent is so movably related as to be capable of cooperating with the rolls to form a downwardly flaring or divergent throat when the plate is moved in an attempt to insert the fingers to cause jamming. With the apron or its equivalent related as set forth to form a downwardly divergent throat, jammed paper is loosened and can auto-- matically expand in feed-out direction when feeding is resumed.

It will be understood, of course, that the tension of the springs 4| on the presser roll 49 is so balanced as to obtain the proper feed under ordinary conditions, but nevertheless to properly react to a relatively small pressure produced by the jamming paper, to raise the roll before a great deal of paper is wasted as a result of jamming.

Another feature of this invention relates to a detail of construction of the stop mechanism (see Figure 5). This feature is an improvement over a stop mechanism which is covered in another application. The present feature consists in the utilization of the spring which retracts the stop as means for releasably securing one end of the stop-operating link to the stop. This facilitates assembly and eliminates an extra part, which part is easily lost, and requires special care to pp y.

Only brief reference is made to the general operation of the stop mechanism because its operation is generally well known in the art. Attention is called to the fact that this time-stop mechanism is of the vacuum-cup type, as distinguished from the dash-pot type, in which latter type a piston moves in a cylinder during the timing action. In this mechanism there is no piston and there is no movement of elements during timing.

In Figure 5 the stop mechanism is shown in release position. This stop mechanism is adapted to control and be controlled by what is known as the measuring roll which, in this instance, is the bottom roll. This bottom roll 1 has a gear 80 on its shaft or trunnion which meshes with another spur gear 8| journaled on the plate 25. There is a stop slide indicated at 82 and this is guided by a three-point guide means, the guides being respectively indicated by the numerals 85, 86, 81. The slide 82 can simply be lifted out from between the guides and is therefore very easy to assemble and disassemble. The face of greatest area of the slide is opposed to and slides against the outer face of the plate 25 and the slide has a bracket 89 which supports one of the timing elements, in this instance a vacuum cup 90. A bracket 9| has an extension 92 which overlies the slide or slide stop to form the sole means for preventing its movement outwardly from the plate. Suitable fastening devices secure the bracket as shown. Guide 85 is detachably connected as shown, while the other two guides are formed by being struck up out of the the timing .metal of the plate 25. The bracket 9| supports a second vacuum cup 93. When the cups are brought together they remain vacuum-attached and immovable during the timing period. Timed release is obtained by admitting air between the cups, and the rate of admission is regulated by screw 94. The feature of this invention (see Figures 5 and '7) is the means by which the link is held on the pivot 96 carried at the lower end of the slide stop 82. There is an opening 91 in this pivot projection 96, and the end 98 of the stop-retracting spring 99 passes through this opening. The other end of the spring 99 is suitably connected to the plate 25. The link has a slot I00 therein and this is loosely traversed by a crank pin ID! on the gear 8|. Inasmuch as the general operation of the device is well known, no description is given. It may, however, be said that when the gear rotates the crank pulls the link downwardly, also pulling the stop downwardly into the path of the stop arm 103, at which point the stop slide is held by the vacuum cups until timed annulment of the vacuum oc curs, immediately after which the spring pulls the stop again to the position shown.

Reverting to that featur which relates to jamming of the delivery throat by a tamperer. Other means may be employed for forming a throat which is divergent from the rolls to the point at which the paper leaves the cabinet or to a point at which it is made accessible to the user for tear-off. In any case, the divergent form of the throat obtains releas of paper which has been jammed, even though jamming may not raise the presser roll to prevent feeding. In the preferred form a movable element is provided which, must be moved by a tamperer to enable him to insert his fingers in the throat. When he does so move the element the throat becomes divergent and the jammed paper maintains the element in its divergent throat-forming position.

What we claim is:

l.'A dispensing cabinet having feed rolls and a delivery throat into which the feed rolls deliver the paper, said throat being formed between one of the rolls and a swingable plate, to be made divergent from the meeting point of the rolls to a point at which the paper is made accessible to the user, when the plate is swung away from one of the rolls by the introduction of the fingers into the throat.

2. A dispensing cabinet having feed rolls and a delivery throat into which the feed rolls deliver the paper, said throat being in part formed by movable means which when moved away from one of the feed rolls causes said throat to be divergent from the meeting point of the rolls to a point at which the paper is made accessible to the user.

3. A dispensing cabinet having two feeding rolls, one yieldably held against the other but movable away therefrom, means movably mounted and cooperative with one of said rolls to form a delivery throat for sheet material fed by the rolls, said means being so shaped and related to the rolls that when moved by the introduction of the fingers of the hand into the throat the ing said rolls and being so shaped and related to the rolls that when moved by the introduction of the fingers of the hand into the throat the shape of the throat becomes divergent in a direction away from the meeting point of the rolls. 5. A dispensing cabinet having two feeding rolls, one yieldably held against the other but movable away therefrom, a plate swingably mounted and cooperative with one of said rolls to form .a delivery throat for sheet material fed by the rolls, said plate being so shaped and related to the rolls that when moved by the introduction of the fingers of the hand into the throat the shape of the throat becomes divergent in a direction away from the rolls.

6. A dispensing cabinet having two feeding rolls, one yieldably held against the other but movable away therefrom, a plate swingable about the axis of the movable roll as a center, and cooperative with one of said rolls to form a delivery throat for sheet material fed by the rolls, said plate being so shaped and related to the rolls that when moved by the introduction of the fingers of the hand into the throat the shape of the throat becomes divergent in a direction away from the rolls.

'7. A dispensing cabinet having two feeding rolls, one yieldably held against the other but movable away therefrom, an apron forming with one of the rolls a throat into which the sheet material is fed by the rolls, said apron being movable and being so shaped that when the fingers of the hand are introduced between the apron and one of the rolls and the apron is moved away from the rolls, the throat becomes divergent in a direction away from the rolls.

8. A dispensing cabinet having two feeding rolls, one held yieldably against the other but movable away therefrom, a movable apron between which and said rolls the paper lies after having passed through the rolls in feeding direction, the shape of the apron and its relation to the rolls being such that when the apron is moved by a tamperers fingers away from one of the rolls jamming of the paper between the apron and said rolls moves the movable roll to stop feeding action.

9. A dispensing cabinet having two feeding rolls, one held yieldably against the other but movable away therefrom, an apron between which and said rolls the paper lies after having passed through the rolls in feeding direction, means connecting the apron to swing about the axis of the movable roll as a center, the shape of the apron and its relation to the rolls being such that jamming of the paper between the apron and said rolls moves the movable roll to stop feeding action.

10. A dispensing cabinet having two feeding rolls, one held yieldably against the other but movable away therefrom, an apron between which and said rolls the paper lies after havin passed through the rolls in feeding direction, said apron being curved and having its concave side facing the rolls, means connecting the apron to the movable roll, the shape of the apron and its relation to the rolls being such that jamming of the paper betweenthe apron and said rolls moves the movable roll to stop feeding action.

11. A dispensing cabinet having two feeding rolls, one held yieldably against the other but movable away therefrom, an apron between which and said rolls the paper lies after having passed through the rolls in feeding direction, means connecting the apron to swing about the axis of the movable roll as a center, said apron being balanced to hold paper which has passed downwardly below it in a substantially vertical Position to be grasped by a user.

12. A dispensing cabinet for sheet material having feeding means and a delivery throat for receiving material fed by said means, a wall of the throat being formed by movable means adapted to be moved when the fingers are inserted into the throat toward the feeding means, said movable means adapted when so moved to change the configuration of the throat so that it becomes divergent in a direction away from the feeding means.

13. A cabinet for dispensing sheet material having a pair of substantially parallel plates having a measuring roll journaled therein, a presser roll cooperating with the measuring roll, each plate having an elongated bearing opening, and said presser roll having trunnions respectively engaged in said openings in a manner to permit the presser roll to move away from the measuring roll, one of said bearing openings being continuous with an elongated slot into which the corresponding trunnion can ride when one end of the presser roll is raised, the parts being so related that as the trunnion continues to ride in said slot it is eventually released, whereafter the remaining trunnion can also be released from its bearing opening in the opposite plate.

14. A dispensing cabinet for sheet material having feeding means comprising a measuring roll and a presser roll yieldably held against the measuring roll, movable means cooperating with the rolls to form a delivery throat, said means being adapted when human fingers are inserted into the throat to cause the material to jam, to be moved to form a throat which diverges away from the rolls in a direction of feed, and said movable means being so related to the meeting point of the rolls that as jamming occurs the yieldable roll is forced away from the measuring roll to stop feeding action.

15. A dispensing cabinet having feeding means delivering into a passage through which the paper moves to be accessible to the user, said feeding means being so constructed that the pressure of paper jammed in said passage renders said means inoperable to feed, said passage being in part formed by a movable plate which with the rolls forms said passage, said plate being so arranged that when moved in a direction away from the rolls, by insertion of a tamperers fingers into the passage while the feeding means is being operated, the paper becomes so packed as to set up a pressure which eventually renders the feeding means inoperative, and said passage being so shaped and related to the rolls that after the paper has been so packed and the fingers removed it automatically loosens itself and tends to move in direction of accessibility.

16. A dispensing cabinet having a dispensing roll and a presser roll cooperative with the dispensing roll, said cabinet having a front wall spaced forwardly from both rolls, said presser roll having trunnions, a plate swingingly mounted on said trunnions and adapted to swing forwardly and engage the front wall and being so shaped that when so swung it forms with the dispensing roll a passage which, beginning at the meeting point of the rolls, is outwardly divergent.

17. A dispensing cabinet having a dispensing roll and having a presser roll cooperative with the dispensing roll at the upper side of the latter, said cabinet having a front Wall spaced forwardly from both rolls, said presser roll having journalling trunnions and a plate swingingly mounted on said trunnions and extending downwardly between said dispensing roll and said front wall, said plate being adapted to swing forwardly and engage the front wall and being so shaped that when so engaged it forms with the dispensing roll a downwardly divergent delivery passage beginning at the meeting point of the rolls.

18. A dispensing cabinet having a dispensing roll and having a presser roll cooperative with the dispensing roll at the upper side of the latter, said cabinet having a bottom wall, a portion of which is directed upwardly and outwardly toward an upright front cabinet wall, which wall is spaced forwardly from both rolls, said presser roll having trunnions, and a plate swingingly mounted on said trunnions and extending downwardly said plate being adapted to swing forwardly and engage the front wall and being so shaped that when so engaged it forms with the dispensing roll a downwardly divergent passage beginning at the meeting point of the rolls, said plate being balanced to normally engage paper on the dispensing roll, and when so engaged having its lower end acting to space the paper rearwardly from said front wall.

19'. A dispensing cabinet having means for feeding sheet material, a delivery throat into which the feeding means delivers the paper, one wall of said throat being formed by a movable element which normally lies in a position to make the throat convergent from the feeding means to the point of delivery of the fed material, said movable throat-forming element being adapted to be moved by a tamperers fingers when said fingers are inserted into the throat, and when so moved being adapted to form a delivery throat which is divergent from the feeding means to the point of delivery of said material, whereby if during feeding of the material the fingers of a tamperer are introduced into said throat said convergent throat is changed to a divergent throat, and if said fingers remain so positioned the sheet material is caused to pile up, whereby due to the divergence of the throat said paper will be promptly release on withdrawal of the fingers.

20. A dispensing cabinet having means for feeding sheet material, means opposed to the feeding means and forming therewith a delivery throat and adapted to be moved by the introduction of a tamperers fingers between it and the feeding means, and when so moved being adapted to form a delivery throat which is divergent from the feeding means to the point of delivery of the fed material to a position accessible to the user, whereby if during feeding of the material the fingers of a tamperer are introduced into said throat, the sheet material is caused to pile up against the fingers in said throat whereby to be promptly released on withdrawal of the fingers.

21. A dispensing cabinet having a feed roll by which sheet material is-fed and from which the material is delivered to the user, means opposed to the roll and forming therewith a delivery throat and adapted to be moved by the introduction of a tamperers fingers between it and the roll, and when so moved being adapted to form a delivery throat which is divergent from the roll to the point of delivery of the fed material to a position accessible to the user, whereby if during feeding of the material the fingers of a tamperer are introduced into said throat the sheet material is caused to pile up against the fingers in said divergent throat whereby to be promptly released on withdrawal of the fingers.

22. A dispensing cabinet having a manually operablefeeding roll over the top and downwardly from which the material is fed, said roll being within the cabinet adjacent the bottom wall of the cabinet, said cabinet having a front wall, an apron movable between the roll and the front wall and so related to the roll and the front wall that introduction of a tamperers fingers between the apron and the roll causes the apron to be swung to form with the roll a downwardly leading delivery throat which is divergent from the top of the roll to the point of exit of the fed material from the cabinet, and a yieldable presser roll above the feeding roll engaging the paper on the feed roll before the paper enters said throat.

FRANK G. STEINER. RUDOLPH G. BIRR. 

